Sodankylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is {{Infobox Finnish municipality/population densitySodankylä. Neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski.The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami.Since 1986, Sodankylä has been home to the Midnight Sun Film Festival (Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat).The Jaeger Brigade of the Finnish Army is also located in Sodankylä. Although the name "Sodankylä" and (also "Soađegilli") directly translate to "Village of War", the etymology of the name is from a surname rather than the word "war".One of EISCAT's scientific radar receiver stations is located outside Sodankylä, at the site of the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory. The urban area around the observatory is known as "Tähtelä", which translates as "Place of Stars", although the observatory does not observe stars.Put Church of Sodankyla on your schedule, and learn what else deserves a visit by using our Sodankyla itinerary builder website.
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Church of Sodankyla reviews
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This is the main church of Sodanykla which goes back to 1689 and it is free to enter but youpay for a brochure and a postcard. more »
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The old church is behind the cemetery (and behind the new church) and it is closed in winter, but you can admire how exquisite it is - wooden gutters, original stained windows / you can walk around... more »
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The sound is low, you don't want to get all the talk clearSee original
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Hard to say when the churches were closed. The tar of the old church smelled good.See original
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